This is a known issue that is under investigation. We hope to have it resolved in the next release of the Intel XDK. In the meantime, please see this post for a workaround: https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-xdk/topic/593312#comment-1...
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There is a permission problem when the Intel XDK is installed as "sudo" leaving the installer option "Launch Intel(R) XDK" selected.
The first time the Intel XDK runs under this scenario, it creates the folders ~/.config/XDK and ~/.config/XDK-Wrapper owned by root so the next time the Intel XDK is executed as a regular user it will incorrect permissions for those files and will fail.
The workaround is to change the ownership of those folders:
# change ownership of user files
sudo chown -R ${USER} ~/.config/XDK*And then start the Intel XDK as a regular user (using the Launch icon or the command line):
# run xdk ~/intel/XDK/xdk.sh
If this does not fix your problem, try the following:
#Uninstall XDK # if installed as sudo $ sudo /opt/intel/XDK/uninstall.sh # if installed as user $ ~/intel/XDK/uninstall.sh # Remove installation folders, if they still exist $ sudo rm -rf /opt/intel/XDK $ rm -rf ~/inel/XDK # Install XDK $ sudo <installer-path>/install.sh # Unselect "Launch Intel(R) XDK" option in the installer wizard # Run XDK as regular user (either from Launch Icon or command line) $ /opt/intel/XDK/xdk.sh
Please let us know if this fixes your issue.